August 25th, 2006 | |
Posted in @Work
Today is my last day at Phoenix Games Studio.
I first started work here at PGS in 2004 right after I graduated from college. Yes, I’m a fresh graduate. I went back to college after 8 years in the working world. Why? I was bored.
Game companies are rare in Malaysia. The industry is still in its infancy. That is very obvious when I came in to PGS. The way things are run is nothing short of a disaster. No procedures or documentations. Things are done because it felt right. But over the last 3 years, things have changed. PGS has matured and became more professional.
Working in PGS is extremely stressful. That’s evident in my CTO. When I came in I was introduced to a zombie named Hafiz. Today, he look more human. I came in to relief him of some of his responsibilities. That doesn’t make things easier but it does make you feel better knowing you’re not the only one struggling. Once the procedures and processes are in place, things became clearer and easier to manage. That took almost one and a half years to put in place. Not easy but it’s definitely worth the trouble.
Like any other company out there, there were ups and downs. There were many disagreements and disgruntled feelings. But I can’t honestly say I regretted working here. The team I worked with is fantastic. Everyone worked well with each other and we stick with each other. There were many fun times. But those fun times were created by ourselves. Management allowed it so all’s well.
Personally, I had fun GM-ing the test servers for FWO. I just loved making life miserable for the players. Everytime they pleaded to me, “P-level me pleeasse!” or “Give me a glowy pleeeeassseeee!”, I would go “muahahahaha….”
Those were fun times.
And now, it has all come to an end for me. I’m moving on and hopefully to something better. This is definitely something I’ll be taking with me for a very long time.
All the best to Phoenix Games Studio and thanks for everything that you’ve molded me into.
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fwo,
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